The Indian rupee rolled down further even as global crude oil prices traded weak.

NEW DELHI: Key stock indices had a terrible time on Thursday, taking their losing streak to the third straight day, derailed by a global selloff.

Weakness showed up almost everywhere. Asian shares plunged on fears of a flare-up of tension between the US and China after the arrest of a senior executive of Chinese company Huawei at the request of the US.

European STOXX 600 index skidded 1.8 per cent to its lowest level since December 2016, according to a Reuters report.

FII outflow went on unabated as the RBI poured cold water on any hopes of a special liquidity window for NBFCs in its fifth bi-monthly policy meet on Wednesday.

Investors avoided fresh bets and sold across sectors to avoid further casualties ahead of state election results.

The Indian rupee rolled down further even as global crude oil prices traded weak.

Taking a hit of 572 points, or 1.59 per cent, the BSE Sensex shut shop at 35,312, with Sun Pharma (up 1.57 per cent) as the lone gainer. The NSE benchmark Nifty lost 182 points, or 1.69 per cent, to close at 10,601.

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BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices fell in sync with Sensex, closing 1.54 per cent and 1.36 per cent down, respectively.

Let's take a look at highlights of Thursday's session.

Rs 2.26 lakh crore gone!BSE companies lost over Rs 2.26 lakh crore cumulatively on Thursday as the overall market capitalisation of BSE listed firms plunged to Rs 1,39,88,579.68 crore, from Rs 1,42,15,154.67 crore. During the last three sessions, investors have lost about Rs 3.64 lakh crore.

Top losers of the dayNavkar Corporation (down 10.35 per cent), Sharda Cropchem (down 7.67 per cent), NCC (down 7.27 per cent), Muthoot Finance (down 7.10 per cent) and South Indian Bank (down 6.19 per cent) became the top casualties on the BSE. Among the Sensex stocks, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, YES Bank, Adani Ports and Reliance Industries plunged the most, between 2.72 per cent and 4.63 per cent.

Energy top sectoral loserThe energy pack finished the day as the top sectoral loser on the BSE, falling 2.35 per cent. Reliance Industries, ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation, Coal India, BPCL and HPCL contributed the most to the fall of the index.

Overbought and oversold stocksPunj Lloyd, Arvind, Jindal Stainless, IL&FS Transportation, Esaar (India) and Universal Starch were on the list of the 49 stocks that entered the oversold zone, according to momentum oscillator Relative Strength Index, or RSI. On the other hand, Jaypee Infratech, Minolta Finance, Orient Tradelink, Maestros Electronics and Maharashtra Scooters were among the 29 overbought stocks on BSE.

Nifty forms a Bearish Marubozu candleThe Nifty breached its 200-DEMA and formed a Bearish Marubozu candle on the daily chart. The index has been making lower highs and lower lows for the last three sessions, and on Thursday broke two crucial supports of 10,777 and 10,650 levels.